FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. RB Salzburg (Fri Feb 27) Monaco | RB Salzburg 5-2-1-2 P | 5-1-2-2 P Mike Bridge Caretaker | Dave Thacker | A_Ramsdale GK | GK N_Atubolu B_Ivanovic DF | DF O_Solet T_Gray DF | DF A_Dedic J_Bednarek DF | DF G_Neville R_Burke DF | DF G_Castro C_Rool DF | DF S_Pavlovic A_Basinas MF | AM M_Diaby A_Ricchiuti MF | MF J_Cole C_Forbs AM | AM M_Valbuena A_McGeady FW | FW D_Nene E_Demirovic FW | FW T_Pasnik | N_Ratti SUB | SUB A_Palmer P_Kalambayi SUB | SUB A_Terzic F_Bilbija SUB | SUB Y_Benayoun J_Leko SUB | SUB M_Regal R_Quaison SUB | SUB R_Ruiz Min. 1 :(mon) C_Forbs has it now ... He takes on O_Solet ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_McGeady! ... A_McGeady rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The shot slips through N_Atubolu's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 5 :(mon) C_Forbs with the dribble ... O_Solet is easily beaten ... G_Castro makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 8 :(slz) A_Dedic finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... B_Ivanovic tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... G_Neville plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... A_Ramsdale catches it with ease Min. 9 :(slz) D_Nene squares it to A_Dedic ... A_McGeady with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... A_Dedic knocks it forward ... M_Diaby gets on the end of it ... M_Diaby has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... RB Salzburg have the advantage! ... Monaco 0-1 RB Salzburg ... Min. 9 :(slz) M_Diaby breaks free from T_Gray ... M_Diaby has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Ramsdale's arms ... Unlucky Min. 10 :(mon) E_Demirovic squares it to T_Gray ... T_Gray carves a shot towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 14 :(mon) A_McGeady controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... E_Demirovic gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Neville ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 15 :(slz) A_Dedic plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Bednarek dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 15 :(mon) B_Ivanovic takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... M_Diaby with an awful challenge ... The Referee lectures him Min. 16 :(mon) C_Forbs pushes it past S_Pavlovic ... C_Forbs with a thundering drive! ... N_Atubolu gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_McGeady swings it in! ... Great catch from N_Atubolu! Min. 18 :(mon) C_Rool has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past A_Dedic ... He puts in A_McGeady! ... J_Cole with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 19 :(mon) A_McGeady runs at G_Castro ... He takes it past him ... A great volley from A_McGeady! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... C_Rool curls it into the box! ... It is cleared by O_Solet Min. 20 :(slz) O_Solet knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Rool ... T_Gray with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 21 :(slz) O_Solet is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Dedic ... A_Dedic with the cheeky shot! ... A_Ramsdale with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 22 :(slz) A_Dedic with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Cole ... C_Rool forces him off the ball Min. 23 :(mon) J_Bednarek turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... A_Dedic makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Gray floats the ball in! ... N_Atubolu easily claims the ball! Min. 23 :(slz) M_Diaby slides the ball across to M_Valbuena ... M_Valbuena flicks the header toward the far post! ... But A_Ramsdale parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 28 :(slz) O_Solet knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Ricchiuti ... A delightful ball in to J_Cole ... C_Rool reads the play well Min. 30 :(mon) C_Rool plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_McGeady decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_McGeady tries to chip the ball over N_Atubolu! ... N_Atubolu is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And N_Atubolu reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... E_Demirovic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It goes straight into the arms of N_Atubolu ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 36 :(slz) J_Cole has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past B_Ivanovic ... He knocks it to D_Nene! ... R_Burke bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 36 :(slz) M_Diaby lobs it over the defender ... M_Diaby looks to see where A_Ramsdale is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Ramsdale gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... G_Neville drives it into the box! ... C_Rool heads it away Min. 37 :(slz) M_Diaby with a pinpoint pass to J_Cole ... J_Cole could have let it bounce! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(slz) M_Valbuena has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past T_Gray! ... He has some space now! ... R_Burke goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 47 :(mon) C_Forbs is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 47 :(slz) J_Cole gets to the byline and finds D_Nene with a beautiful cross ... A delicate header from D_Nene! ... A_Ramsdale heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 48 :(slz) M_Valbuena steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Valbuena controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 0-1 RB Salzburg Min. 48 :(mon) C_Rool runs at goal ... He spots the run of B_Ivanovic ... He's played him in ... S_Pavlovic with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 49 :(slz) T_Pasnik is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby curls it towards the top corner! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Monaco 0-2 RB Salzburg ... Min. 50 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to E Min. 50 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 50 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_McGeady will now play as a AM Min. 50 :(mon) N_Atubolu miskicks! ... E_Demirovic is through! ... E_Demirovic with the overhead! ... N_Atubolu gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 52 :(mon) R_Burke turns past A_Dedic ... He has some space now! ... R_Burke with the crafty shot! ... N_Atubolu gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 54 :(mon) E_Demirovic is first to the loose ball ... G_Castro cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 56 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti takes on 3 men ... But G_Neville will cut out the threat Min. 63 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Quaison ... COMING OFF: E_Demirovic Min. 63 :(slz) A_Dedic chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Cole ... J_Cole goes for goal! ... A_Ramsdale fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 64 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Quaison gets on the end of it ... R_Quaison looks to see where N_Atubolu is! ... He shoots! ... N_Atubolu manages to turn it behind Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: M_Regal ... COMING OFF: M_Valbuena Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: R_Ruiz ... COMING OFF: T_Pasnik Min. 67 :(slz) M_Diaby skips the challenge from R_Burke ... M_Diaby has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 69 :(slz) R_Ruiz has the ball ... He knocks the ball past B_Ivanovic ... He puts in S_Pavlovic! ... C_Rool cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 72 :(slz) R_Ruiz jumps over C_Rool's challenge ... A cheeky lob from R_Ruiz! ... But A_Ramsdale punches it away Min. 73 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti pushes it past G_Neville ... A thundering drive by A_Ricchiuti! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... N_Atubolu looks relieved there! Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: F_Bilbija ... COMING OFF: C_Forbs Min. 75 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: Y_Benayoun ... COMING OFF: J_Cole Min. 78 :(mon) J_Bednarek plays the early ball across the box to find R_Quaison in space ... S_Pavlovic wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 79 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: P_Kalambayi ... COMING OFF: T_Gray Min. 79 :(mon) C_Rool beats M_Regal ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... C_Rool with the attempt at goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 80 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 81 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 81 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti takes possession ... Knocks it past G_Castro ... He's through on goal ... A_Ricchiuti tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Atubolu never had a chance! Min. 82 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 82 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 83 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 83 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 84 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 84 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 85 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 85 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 85 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 85 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 85 :(mon) J_Bednarek takes on S_Pavlovic ... He runs past him ... A_Dedic does well to intercept the ball Min. 86 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 87 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 87 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 87 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 87 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 87 :(mon) J_Bednarek pushes it past A_Dedic ... G_Neville wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 88 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 89 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 89 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 89 :(slz) A_Dedic sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... A_Dedic rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But A_Ramsdale just gets his fingers to that one Min. 90 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 90 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 91 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 91 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Rool Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_McGeady (9) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diaby (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Diaby (9,49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , J_Cole (18)S_Pavlovic (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | RB Salzburg Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 3 | 10 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 0 - 2 RB Salzburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Ramsdale GK 27 1 1 1 29 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 B_Ivanovic DF 1 19 15 5 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 T_Gray DF 1 17 14 7 25 | 83 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 J_Bednarek DF 1 22 16 13 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 0 R_Burke DF 1 22 17 9 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 19 C_Rool DF 1 19 16 8 27 | 95 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 54 20 A_Basinas MF 1 13 20 8 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ricchiuti FW 1 7 21 17 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 C_Forbs AM 1 4 20 16 26 | 79 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 A_McGeady AM 1 9 17 21 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 15 21 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 15 21 32 | 67 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 7 N_Ratti GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kalambayi DF 1 15 11 4 24 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Bilbija MF 1 6 16 12 34 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Leko MF 1 8 15 13 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Quaison FW 1 1 11 16 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Player Statistics - RB Salzburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Atubolu GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 O_Solet DF 1 22 17 15 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 34 0 A_Dedic DF 1 22 17 6 25 | 95 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 32 55 48 G_Neville DF 1 21 17 5 24 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 G_Castro DF 1 20 17 9 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 S_Pavlovic DF 1 21 15 10 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 -2 -2 M_Diaby AM 1 3 22 21 30 | 95 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 24 75 J_Cole MF 1 7 20 16 27 | 79 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 26 24 M_Valbuena AM 1 6 21 15 21 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 D_Nene FW 1 3 16 22 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 T_Pasnik FW 1 6 17 22 22 | 69 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Terzic DF 1 18 14 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Benayoun MF 1 7 21 18 29 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Regal DM 1 13 18 5 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ruiz FW 1 8 17 20 31 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 1772213728 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40